Architecture and Landscape

During the time of the construction of the Villa, the Prussian aristocracy
was fascinated by the British Empire and the beginning of the industrial revolution.
As a result the gardens of the new castles included buildings for demonstration
steam engines.
M. Norton Wise has written a
fascinating article on Architectures for Steam.

On our recent visit we stayed at Haus Leopold,
a wonderful, family-run hotel convenient to both Berlin and Potsdam.
WannseeBlick is quite close to the House at the Bridge
and has a wonderful view of the Wannsee.

If you follow this link, you will be presented with a map of the area
around the Glienicke Bridge and Schwanenallee where the Villa is located.
The Stadtplandienst allows you to type in any street address in Berlin and
will then present a map centered on that address. On a 14.4 modem you have to
wait a minute or two for the maps to load but the maps are worth it.